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WHO reports nearly 15 million deaths associated with COVID

WHO report finds nearly 15 million deaths associated with COVID-19 worldwide

Aired 05/05/2022

PBS News Hour

WHO reports nearly 15 million deaths associated with COVID

Clip: 5/5/2022 | 6m 21sVideo has Closed Captions

WHO report finds nearly 15 million deaths associated with COVID-19 worldwide

Nearly 15 million people around the world have died from COVID's impact, directly or indirectly, during the first two years of the pandemic, according to a new World Health Organization report. It’s also about three times higher than governments have reported so far. University of Washington's Jonathan Wakefield, whose modeling work helped produce the report, joins William Brangham for more.

Aired 05/05/2022

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